The John Jordonborn 1781, do you know his parents I have a john Jordon born about that time in perhaps New York and later moved to Vermont. This John was the son of Stephen Jordon. Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: <gmajane@hotmail.com> To: <JORDAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [JORDAN] Listowner Post - Roll Call > I descend from Joshua Jordan b 1818 and Jemima Jordan b 1822. According to > The History of Wayne County Illinois, 1884 p. 77 Joshua's father was "a son > of Samuel Jordan, an old soldier in the Indian wars." I tend to think this > is probably accurate because one of Joshua and Jemima's sons, Sanford C, > whom the article was about, was still living and hopefully was the source of > the information. Some of my relatives on this list think otherwise, that > Joshua was the son of John Jordan b. 1781 and Delila, but I am supposing (no > proof!!!!!) that he was the son of John's brother Samuel Jordan and Sarah > Summers. I was a very green genealogy amateur when I found information that > John, b 1781 had a brother Samuel and have not retraced my steps since then > to try to substantiate any of this. If either of these men (John or Samuel) > was Joshua's father, then we likely descend from Josiah Jordan b 1712 and > Mourning Ricks. We have some distant male Jordan cousins and I ought to try > to get one of them to do the DNA tests so we can get to the bottom of this. > I am only a casual genealogist because of lack of time and money, not > because of lack of interest. > > I guess I should say that Joshua and Jemima's daughter , Mary Frances Jordan > b. 06Sept1844 married Joseph Paul Pittman 1844-1919. Their son Ralph C. > Pittman 1870-1944 and Ethel Faye Reid 1882-1974 were my grandparents and > Paul C. Pittman 1918 is my father. My mother was Mary C. Hazen 1921-1973. > > Jane Pittman McIrvin > > > ==== JORDAN Mailing List ==== > List webpage - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/j/jordan.html > some JORDAN resources - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/surnames/jordan/ > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----